Sometimes when all the world stops watching

I escape and scale the wall, throwing myself tumbling over
Landing in a place where trodden paths give way to timelessness and courage

A place beyond the give and take distractions of everyday life
Much closer to, if not exactly eternity

I smile when I land here and breathe the light air, relishing the total silence
and tranquility that comes with being one with myself

On some nights I return here with greater ease
Transported through dreams that pull me quickly,
Taking me to the same place where I can be whatever I want to be

Until my eyes open and this vision disappears again, disappearing like a liquid going down the drain
To be replaced once more by daily doldrums and roles that I must fulfill

I know that I will one day locate this place for real
On faith I am sure about this

It is beyond the light that shines through the trees
Or in the unkempt path that wanders off the beaten way
It’s in the smile of a stranger whom I may never see again
Or in the bright yellow presence of a wild field so brilliant that it calls me backwards

I will bravely follow this path one day and turn around, trusting my instinct and following purely my own heart

Follow it or else I must turn around once more and head home
Never knowing who has been doing the calling.